What is olanzapine injection?
Olanzapine is an antipsychotic medication that affects chemicals in the brain.
Olanzapine injection is used to treat adults who are in an agitated state due to schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic depression). Olanzapine injection is not for daily use to treat any psychotic condition.
Olanzapine injection may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about olanzapine injection?
You should not receive this medication if you are allergic to olanzapine.
If possible before you receive olanzapine injection, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, congestive heart failure, a heart rhythm disorder, a history of heart attack or stroke, or if you are also using a sedative such as Valium.
You may need to stop breast-feeding for a short time after receiving an olanzapine injection. Follow your doctor's instructions.
In an emergency situation it may not be possible before you are treated to tell your caregivers about your health conditions or if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Make sure any doctor caring for you afterward knows that you have received this medicine.
Olanzapine may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before receiving olanzapine injection?
Olanzapine is not for use in psychotic conditions related to dementia. Olanzapine may cause heart failure, sudden death, or pneumonia in older adults with dementia-related conditions.
You should not receive this medication if you are allergic to olanzapine.
If possible before you receive olanzapine injection, tell your doctor if you have:
heart disease;
congestive heart failure;
a heart rhythm disorder;
a history of heart attack or stroke; or
if you are also using a sedative such as Valium.
FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether olanzapine injection will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.
Olanzapine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You may need to stop breast-feeding for a short time after receiving an olanzapine injection. Follow your doctor's instructions.
In an emergency situation, it may not be possible before you are treated with olanzapine to tell your caregivers if you are pregnant or breast feeding. Make sure any doctor caring for your pregnancy or your baby knows you have received this medicine.